The Great Fire of London

When did the Great Fire of London start?

• It started on September 2nd, 1666.

• It started on September 2nd , 1686.

• It started on September 4th, 1666.

• It started on September 3rd, 1666.

It started in a shop.

• in a butcher's.

• in a baker's.

• in a fishmonger's.

• in a pub.

On which street did the fire break out?

• on Finch Lane

• on Birchin Lane

• on Pudding Lane

• on Newgate street

How did we learn about the fire?

• through painters

• through pictures

• through Samuel Pepys's diary

• through the news on tv

How long did the fire last?

• It lasted for 5 days.

• It lasted for a week.

• It lasted for 3 days.

• It lasted just one day.

How did the fire start?

• The baker forgot to put out the fire in his oven.

• Hannah forgot a candlestick

• a stray ember ignited a pile of twigs in the bakery.

• Someone set the bakery on fire

Why did the fire spread so rapidly?

• because the houses were made of straw and daub.

• because there was a strong wind and it was dry.

• because the houses were very close to one another

• All of those

Who was on the throne at the time of the Great Fire?

• Queen Victoria

• Charles II

• Henry VIII

• Queen Elisabeth

What famous landmark was destroyed?

• Buckingham Palace

• Saint Paul's Cathedral

• London Bridge

Where did people flee?

• They fled to the bridge.

• They fled to the river Thames.

• They couldn't flee and died